LANSING, MI—In her 2021 State of the State address, Governor Gretchen Whitmer this evening shared her plans for helping all Michigan students receive the learning supports they need. Launch Michigan,… Continue Reading Statement Regarding Governor Whitmer’s State of the State Address
LANSING, MI—The Whitmer Administration today announced the COVID-19 vaccine will be available to all Michigan PK-12 educators. Following this announcement, Launch Michigan—an unprecedented partnership of business, education, labor, philanthropy and… Continue Reading Statement Regarding Vaccine Access by Michigan PK-12 Educators
Launch Michigan is now releasing regional results that will allow interested stakeholders to view a more targeted breakdown of educator perceptions in their own community. Continue Reading Legislators, here are two key steps to fixing education in Michigan (Detroit Free Press)
By Stateside Staff and Virginia Gordon January 25, 2019 Funding for Michigan’s public schools is insufficient to meet rising education standards, according to a recent study by researchers at Michigan State University.… Continue Reading MSU study: Michigan public schools face nation’s sharpest decline in state funding (Michigan Radio)
By Justin Dawes of the Grand Rapids Business Journal November 16, 2018 To be a “top ten” state, Michigan needs 36,000 more residents working, $10,000 more income per person and… Continue Reading BLM marks Michigan’s strengths, weaknesses (Grand Rapids Business Journal)
By Koby Levin of Chalkbeat November 8, 2018 With Republicans solidly in control of the Michigan legislature, governor-elect Gretchen Whitmer’s education agenda may depend on finding a sliver of common… Continue Reading Michigan’s divided government could find common ground around disadvantaged students (Chalkbeat)
By Sherry Welch of Crain’s Detroit Business October 21, 2018 The Council of Michigan Foundations president, Rob Collier, is set to retire at year’s end after 18 years in the… Continue Reading Rob Collier: Council of Michigan Foundations president has an ambitious pre-retirement agenda (Crain’s Detroit Business)
From Metro Parent October 15, 2018 There’s much of talk of improving education in Michigan – and for good reason. After all, in 2018, in terms of academic progress, Michigan… Continue Reading Improving Education in Michigan for K-12 Students (Metro Parent)
From the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce October 1, 2018 Business leaders continue to identify talent as their most challenging issue, not only today, but for the foreseeable future. Our… Continue Reading Building Greater Lansing’s Talent Pipeline (Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce)
By Howard Baron, guest commentary for Downtown News Magazine September 28, 2018 Michigan has fallen in nationwide rankings educationally to 45th out of 50 states, with only 29 percent of fourth… Continue Reading Bloomfield Hills Schools Board of Education (Downtown News Magazine)
